20 words starting with J

• jacket noun

  a short coat

  Take a warm jacket, because it gets cold in the hills at night.

• jail noun

  a building where people are kept as punishment for crimes

  The thief was sent to jail for two years.

  Like prison

• jazz noun

  a lively style of music with strong rhythms, where players often make up tunes as they play

  My uncle plays the saxophone in a jazz band.

• job noun

  the regular work that a person does to earn money

  My mother has a job as a nurse at the hospital.

  Like work, occupation, position

• join verb

  to become a member of a group; to connect two things

  My sister joined the school choir last year.

  Like enter, connect

• joint noun

  a place in the body where two bones meet

  The knee is the largest joint in the human body.

• joke noun

  something said or done to make people laugh

  My uncle told a funny joke at dinner.

  Like gag, jest

• journal noun

  a magazine about a particular subject; a diary

  She keeps a journal of the birds she sees each day.

  Like diary, magazine

• journalist noun

  a person who writes news for newspapers, magazines, TV or websites

  The journalist interviewed the students who built a robot.

  Like reporter

• journey noun

  a trip from one place to another, especially a long one

  The journey from Kathmandu to Jumla took two days by bus.

  Like trip

• joy noun

  a feeling of great happiness

  The children shouted with joy when the snow began to fall.

  Like delight, happiness, gladness

• judge noun

  a person who decides cases in a court or decides the winner of a competition

  The judge gave first prize to the girl who sang the best.

• judgment noun

  the ability to make good decisions; an opinion formed after thinking

  Use good judgment when choosing friends.

  Like good sense, opinion

• jump verb

  to push yourself off the ground into the air with your legs

  The frog jumped from the leaf into the pond.

  Like leap, hop, spring

• junior adjective

  younger, or lower in rank or level

  The junior students helped plant trees around the school.

  Like younger, lower, subordinate

• jury noun

  a group of people who decide a court case or judge a competition

  The jury chose her painting as the winner of the art contest.

  Like panel, judges

• just adverb

  a moment ago; only, and nothing more

  The train has just left, so we must wait for the next one.

  Like only, simply, recently

• justice noun

  fair treatment of people, especially under the law

  The court tries to make sure there is justice for everyone.

  Like fairness

• justification noun

  a good reason or explanation for doing something

  There is no justification for being rude to others.

  Like reason, explanation, grounds

• justify verb

  to give a good reason for a decision or action

  The student justified her answer by showing every step of her calculation.

  Like defend